Advantages: Good stable board Disadvantages: Not many PCI slots
Motherboards are critical to any computer. The selection is wide and the features each contains need to be closely looked at.
I was building a new PC and I came across this motherboard. It is a micro ATX board so is alot smaller than any ATX board so therefore has the disadvantage of not having much opportunity for expansion.
There are only three PCI slots which is fine if you do not require many but considering that a modem, soundcard and now ... ...many options if you wish to install these.
The board itself has many features and comes with onboard graphics and sound. The advantage of this is that money is saved on needing to buy a graphics card and sound card. The disadvantage of this is that if you do use the onboard graphics it uses your system memory and therefore can slow down the system. Also if you are into games then the graphics are not capable of running the latest game.
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lank 23.09.2004
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Advantages: Great performance,compatibility Disadvantages: Failures in install
...go with the well respected MSI motherboards as they are famous for producing reliable Athlon and Duron boards.
Lets have a look at the board now and describe its size,shape and dimensions.
Firstly, it is an ATX motherboard design. This means it fits in all universal ATX cases. The boxes that sit on your desk are normally ATX style if they are home made PCs. This allows for lots of universal parts to fit together. So it fits a wide variety of cases. ... ...Serial ports all sit together for ease of access.
In appearance, it looks like many other boards. It is square in shape which allows it to fit in nearly all applications.
So what do you get with the board?
Well obviously you get the motherboard but you also get a detailed and thorough installation manual, a "Quick Start" guide, an IDE lead to connect your motherboard to a hard drive and a blanking plate to fit exactly around the inputs and mate ...
andycharger 15.03.2004
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